– Heading into tonight’s game, the Jets sit in 11th place in the Western Conference, four points behind the Dallas Stars for the 8th and final playoff spot. Dallas has played two fewer games than Winnipeg.

– The Blues defeated the Nashville Predators 4-1 in their last game Saturdaynight and are 7-2-1 over their last 10 games.

– After tonight, the Jets play six of their next eight games on the road.

– Blues winger T.J. Oshie may not play tonight as he was at a local hospital Monday awaiting the birth of his child.

– Al Montoya will make his second consecutive start in net for the Jets tonight. Montoya stopped 25 of 27 shots against Dallas Sunday night.

– Defenseman Alex Pieterangelo leads the Blues in average ice time (25:33/game) which ranks 8th most in the NHL. Tobias Enstrom leads the Jets in average ice time (24:01/game) which ranks 28th in the NHL.

-The Blues average 12.8 penalty minutes/game which ranks 26th in the NHL. The Jets average 12.2 penalty minutes/game which is 23rd in the NHL.

– Who’s Hot: Blues forward T.J. Oshie has three goals and five assists in his last seven games. Jets forward Dustin Byfuglien has six goals and two assists in his last five games.

– Who’s Cold: Devin Setoguchi has no points in his last seven games.

Special Teams Breakdown:

– St.Louis has the 6th Ranked Power Play in the NHL (20.7%) and the 2nd Ranked Penalty Kill in the NHL (86.3%)

– Winnipeg has the 26th Ranked Power Play in the NHL (14.5%) and the 5th Ranked Penalty Kill in the NHL (85.0%)